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Originally Posted by strelnik
I did the diesel purge, following everything to the letter.
When the car was warmed up, and idling at about 900 rpm, it was quiet and no smoke.
I changed the fuel filters following the purge.
Black smoke and a tapping noise coming from the top of the engine.
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Really sounds like a fuel issue. Valves don't get better and then get worse.
I suspect when you change the fuel filters, you introduced some contaminant that is now plugging an injector.
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M. Dillon
'87 124.193 (300TD) "White Whale", ~392k miles, 3.5l IP fitted
'95 124.131 (E300) "Sapphire", 380k miles
'73 Balboa 20 "Sanctification"
Charleston SC
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